it can be done with lots of elbow grease.

[kwak zzr]

my thou when i got her
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/riff.jpg
and now
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/DSCF0014Copy2.jpg

[LeeSV]

I'm going to have to go see an optician .. looks great, did you do the whole pipe? Just out of curiosity when i see that can of WD40, doesn't that stuff burn the pipe all the colours of the rainbow when it gets hot a few times?

[anna]

how clean is that!

[injury_ian]

:rolleyes: you missed a bit :smt064

[Fizzy Fish]

so tell me - where can you get this elbow grease stuff??

;)

[Ed]

Darren I can see that you've worked really hard on this. Impressive.

[ScottishRawker]

i want to make mine look like that :(

but i dont have much elbow greese :(

[StreetHawk]

If I bring my bike round can you demonstrate how you get that shine on it please? ;-)

[Rog]

I'm going to have to go see an optician .. looks great, did you do the whole pipe?


Lee, 43 posts and you ask this!!!!!! ;) Kwak missing a bit would be a sign from God that the end time is coming :mrgreen:

[kwak zzr]

ive done as much of the whole system that i can get to.

[falc]

Woah, im blinded *dons shades* ah I see, very very good Kwak, you are the king of Autosol!

[svJvJ]

Sorry to take the p*s seeing that I don't know you personally but I just had too :smt043 It's only cause im jealous !!!

Kwak’s-Autosol-Compulsive Disorder (KACD)
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"KACD" redirects here. For other uses, see OCD (disambiguation).

For other uses, see obsession (disambiguation).


Obsessive-compulsive disorder


Classification & external resources



ICD-10,
F42


ICD-9,



300.3

Kwak’s-Autosol-Compulsive Disorder (KACD) is a psychiatric (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychiatric/oPsychiatric)disorder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disorder/oDisorder) most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive, distressing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distress/oDistress), intrusive thoughts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusive_thoughts/oIntrusive%20thoughts) relating to downpipes and related compulsions (tasks or "rituals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rituals/oRituals)") which attempt to neutralize the obsessions. Thus it is a polishing disorder. It is listed by the World Health Organization as one of the top ten most disabling illnesses in terms of lost income and diminishing metal objects due to over-polishing.

Contents
Explanation
Treatment


Explanation

The phrase " KACD " has worked its way into the wider English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language/oEnglish%20language)lexicon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexicon/oLexicon), and is often used in an offhand manner to describe someone who is meticulous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meticulous/oMeticulous) or absorbed in a cause (see also "autosol retentive"). Such casual references should not be confused with obsessive-compulsive disorder; see clinomorphism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinomorphism/oClinomorphism). It is also important to distinguish KACD from other types of anxiety (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiety/oAnxiety), including the routine tension (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tension/oTension) and stress (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_%28medicine%29/oStress%20(medicine)) that appear throughout life. A person who shows signs of infatuation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infatuation/oInfatuation) or fixation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixation/oFixation) with a subject/object, or displays traits such as perfectionism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfectionism_%28psychology%29/oPerfectionism%20(psychology)), does not necessarily have KACD, a specific and well-defined condition.
To be diagnosed with KACD, one must have either obsessions or compulsions with your Suzuki’s downpipe or related shiny items, or obsessions and compulsions, according to the DSM-IV-TR (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disord ers/oDiagnostic%20and%20Statistical%20Manual%20of%20Me ntal%20Disorders) diagnostic criteria. The Quick Reference to the diagnostic criteria from DSM-IV-TR (2000) describes KACD:
Treatment
Unfortunately there is no treatment apart from leaving the affected person with as much spare time, buckets of autosol and an endless supply of rags

[BILLY]

Do mine please;)
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i93/tracy_5/CB1/100_4824.jpg?t=1175369303

[kwak zzr]

is that a powerbronze bellypan billy?

[BILLY]

It certainally is Kwak!

[Born again]

I have tried to follow your fine example, but after about an hour I think lifes to short. I dont know how you have the patience........

[Baph]

I was going to spend some time cleaning my bike today, shock horror!

But when I woke up, the sun was out. So I spent 4 hours riding round in the biggest circle I possibly could, as fast as I could get away with. :D Sorry kwak :(

[BILLY]

I was going to spend some time cleaning my bike today, shock horror!

But when I woke up, the sun was out. So I spent 4 hours riding round in the biggest circle I possibly could, as fast as I could get away with. :D Sorry kwak :(


Soo true if you clean it it will only get dirty again:D

[kwak zzr]

It certainally is Kwak!

should'nt the front plate of the bellypan be on the inside?

[BILLY]

should'nt the front plate of the bellypan be on the inside?

No it won't fit insde I thought that! It was fitted to the bike when I bought it 4 years ago!

[kwak zzr]

i got a new bellypan from powerbronze for the 650 i just sold and the instructions were to put the front plate on the inside? it was a tight fit but it did go. i'll try and post a picture on for ya.

[kwak zzr]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/bikebefore.jpg

[BILLY]

Mmm it does look better I think some fettling is in order:rolleyes:

It's due an oil change so I'll do it then!

[Richie]

i want to make mine look like that :(

but i dont have much elbow greese :(


Me to, and I don't have that much time.

[kwak zzr]

honestly it doesnt take long, just polish the pipe everytime you look at the bike and it soon comes good. :)

[svJvJ]

OK, After some serious downpipe envy (mostly yours Kwak)......3 hours later a tube of autosol, some glass sandpaper, alot of steel wool and 10 bleeding knuckles.

Its not quite there yet but what an improvement!!!!!http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t248/svJvJ/2006-10-22010Small.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t248/svJvJ/2006-10-22011Small-1.jpg

[kwak zzr]

:smt036 well done that man!! :smt036 see what can be done with time and effort :D
now it will be easy to keep ontop of it.

[kwak zzr]

OK, After some serious downpipe envy (mostly yours Kwak)......3 hours later a tube of autosol, some glass sandpaper, alot of steel wool and 10 bleeding knuckles.

Its not quite there yet but what an improvement!!!!!http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t248/svJvJ/2006-10-22010Small.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t248/svJvJ/2006-10-22011Small-1.jpg

you now have permission to gloat :D that downpipe is (KWAKCLEAN):D

[kwak zzr]

The knuckles will heal in time :)

[Law]

lol, I did mine today while waiting for WSB race 2.

Kwak, stop infecting people with your OCD! Quarantine yourself now, before everyone is out doing it. ;)

[glade]

You buggers!!

I bought a tube of autosol and did my downpipe... now i've just been sat with my fingers up the Mrs' tailpipe (fnar fnar) for the last half hour.

Its addictive.... and the kettle looks a bit dirty.

[kwak zzr]

:d :d :d

[svJvJ]

The knuckles will heal in time :)

I hope they heal before the pipe gets rusty again.....:smt045

[kwak zzr]

I hope they heal before the pipe gets rusty again.....:smt045

dont let them get rusty again:smt120 keep ontop of them :tongue: its easy'r that way.

[Quiff Wichard]

mine is never as clean as Kwaks- but I like to keep it a little shiny ...and it is easier if you do it as routine..

on a curvy how to you get to the back ones- i want them shiny too..

oh and could the heel plates be polishd up?.. I expect they could.

[kwak zzr]

heel plates are quites easy to polish.

[Alpinestarhero]

I had a go...but got bored after 20minutes. So i polished the end can instead, since thats nearly shiny anyway :D

Maybe later on I'll have a go, take the bellypan off an all that...

Matt

[kwak zzr]

i cleaned my downpipe today and it wasnt even dirty! oh well better than playing footie with the kids :)

[weazelz]

what does your sock drawer look like kwak?

[kwak zzr]

errrrr its full of sock's :smt102

[weazelz]

errrrr its full of sock's :smt102
the state of someone's sock drawer is often a good test of ODC'ness ;-)

[kwak zzr]

oh.

[Quiff Wichard]

I have just spent 30 mins polishing one heel plate !!..

dam it knackers ya ..

looks good though .!

lots o elbow greae and autosol and a roll of kitchen roll later

[kwak zzr]

wheres your pictures quiff? them buffing wheels you can fit in a drill will do the job quickly.

[Quiff Wichard]

i forgot to take pics.. ME ! forgot pics- wow..


cant get the other heel plate ff.. the bloody cheese made nut has burred- so might have to cut a slot in it and screwdriver it out..,, its the smaller one too. so less work.. ,,

I have one of those buffer things- dam I never thought of that- wang my drill in the vice and away I go..

gonna go out n do it right now.!

[svJvJ]

wheres your pictures quiff? them buffing wheels you can fit in a drill will do the job quickly.

Will autosol not take the paint off the heelplates

[Quiff Wichard]

what paint??

it takes the top coating off yea- the matt look..
and shines it up lovverrrllyyyyy...


see...and yes Iknow the rest of my bike is dirty- being addressed tomoz.. plus need a little more work on removing the scratches- what does it best kwak.. a cloth or kitchen roll?

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/sigourneysbeaver/shiny002.jpg



and here I am all ready to go with my drill..but that will be tomorrow now-

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/sigourneysbeaver/shiny001.jpg

[svJvJ]

what paint??

it takes the top coating off yea- the matt look..
and shines it up lovverrrllyyyyy...

my next challenge then:cheers:

[Quiff Wichard]

kwak is the expert- but- it is hard hard work..

goes very black first and u think u have fooked it!..

but it comes good.. then its just a case of keeping on top of it.

I am wondering if a coating of baby oil will buff it up and protect it- what you think Oh kwak one

[kwak zzr]

looks good to me mate! you done a good job there, i use rags not kitchen towel but hey whats the diff :) i see the drill is at the ready :)

[Quiff Wichard]

looks a bit scratchy though

[kwak zzr]

dunno mate? try you buffy wheel tomorrow not pressing on too hard.

[Quiff Wichard]

well i done em both now..!

burred over the allen key bolt on the right side one- dam wot a buger to get off. mole grips- nope.. cos its rounded.. cut slots in but screwdriver nope.

so in the end had to angle drind it off and use a new bolt. .,

but looks Ok now
.
.
.

..see how long thye take to go dull now eh

[kwak zzr]

give us some pictures quiff :)

[Quiff Wichard]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/sigourneysbeaver/shinyandgloves006.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/sigourneysbeaver/shinyandgloves007.jpg

still need a bit of work on it- not exactly kwak clean-

[glade]

ergh well its not a bike, but today me and the Mrs have given the car a good seeing to - so given the amount of elbow grease i thought i'd show it off...

wash, remove tar, wash, dry, polish, wax, vaccum, clean interior trim & leather, polish glass.

and finally - autosol the exhaust pipes!!!

Now drinking cider and eating chicken dippers :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/gladey/My%20Car/DSCF0392a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/gladey/My%20Car/DSCF0386a.jpg

[Quiff Wichard]

its ace when your bike or car ar eall done- and u can sit back with a beer and admire it

[kwak zzr]

now you talking my language matey!

[thebluelion]

ok i have read enough so went out and bought some Autosol going to start to my downpipe as i will be off road next week due to no mot date ( i know i'm a twa- left it to the last minute) till Saturday week. So lets recap Kwak what the hell do u do again so i dont make a balls of my pipe http://www.sweetim.com/simiebar/content/emoticons/00020079.gif (http://www.sweetim.com/defaultie.asp?ref=10)

[kwak zzr]

autosol a rag and plenty of this :toss: it WILL come shiney! good luck,:cool: let me know how you get on.

[svJvJ]

Take a picture before and after, it makes it worth seeing the end result.

Glass sandpaper and all kwaks advice, to give you a real desire to go and do it search for downpipe and look at all the shiney ones.......That's how my envy started

....o yes one last thing, if its in a bad state like mine was, go to the chemist first and get some disinfectant and plasters(not for the bike....for the bleeding knuckles:smt036 )

[thebluelion]

autosol a rag and plenty of this :toss: it WILL come shiney


i will get the wife to help then http://www.sweetim.com/simiebar/content/emoticons/00020069.gif (http://www.sweetim.com/defaultie.asp?ref=10)

[Viney]

Thats all very well Kwak, but my bikes been ridden!

[Ed]

Mine still has last week's cow poo on it:D You might say that it's a sh1tty bike;)

[Luckypants]

Mine still has last week's cow poo on it:D You might say that it's a sh1tty bike;)
Tut Tut! That way lies furry alloy and dull paintwork. Mine was washed after tea.

[Baph]

Tut Tut! That way lies furry alloy and dull paintwork. Mine was washed after tea.
Fancy washing mine too? :D Since it's the first thing you noticed about my bike :lol:

[mister c]

well i done em both now..!

burred over the allen key bolt on the right side one- dam wot a buger to get off. mole grips- nope.. cos its rounded.. cut slots in but screwdriver nope.

so in the end had to angle drind it off and use a new bolt. .,

but looks Ok now
.
.
.

..see how long thye take to go dull now eh

Need to get those forks done now matey :smt002
Heel plates looking good now though.

Just another little tip for anybody. If you want to remove any laquer or paint off objects before buffing up, buy some nitromors from the DIY store. Paint it on, leave for a bit (till it bubbles) then wipe & wash. Makes life so much easier. :)

[kwak zzr]

Thats all very well Kwak, but my bikes been ridden!

mine is at the moment its filthy, i'm sick of putting petrol in it :smt017

[thebluelion]

Ok folks here are my before pic
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w38/thebluelion/DSC00127.jpg

[thebluelion]

and after about an hour
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w38/thebluelion/DSC00128.jpg

[thebluelion]

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w38/thebluelion/DSC00129.jpg

[svJvJ]

satisfying isn't it!!!!! All kwaks fault:D

[thebluelion]

sorry it took three posts can't work out how to put them together lol i guess i'm just a bit of a thicko http://www.sweetim.com/simiebar/content/emoticons/000200B8.gif (http://www.sweetim.com/defaultie.asp?ref=10)

[thebluelion]

Now that i have the engine gonna have to clean the hole thing
http://www.sweetim.com/simiebar/content/emoticons/00020069.gif (http://www.sweetim.com/defaultie.asp?ref=10) thanks Kwak

[kwak zzr]

what a difference ay:) its looking great already! now all you need is cans and cans and cans of wd40 on that engine and your getting there. top job. :)

[thebluelion]

that was just using a very fine sandpaper wait till i get at with the autosol;) Wd40, a bike mech told me don't use WD40 on ur engine as some engines don't like it and it can cause probs?

[kwak zzr]

the only thing i dont use it on is my brakes.

[Sevorg]

Me too - riding the bike all through winter has seen me coating the beauty in cans of the stuff. Top to tail minus seat, brakes and tyres!!

[Quiff Wichard]

Need to get those forks done now matey :smt002
Heel plates looking good now though.

Just another little tip for anybody. If you want to remove any laquer or paint off objects before buffing up, buy some nitromors from the DIY store. Paint it on, leave for a bit (till it bubbles) then wipe & wash. Makes life so much easier. :)


deffo gonna do the forks ! yours are ace..

I have some nitromoors.. BUT- will make sure it goes NO where near my paintwork.. and if I can remove the thing I am buffing up- all the better

[thebluelion]

Just spent another hour on my exhaust my arm is bloody dead. Can't get the top done were it meets the engine it just won't shine up http://content.sweetim.com/sim/cpie/emoticons/000200BA.gif (http://www.sweetim.com/defaultie.asp?ref=10)

[thedonal]

I've been fighting a war of attrition on my downpipe- though can't seem to shift the really thick black stuff at the top of the pipe- got most of it shiny, but have used glasspaper, green scourer pads, wire wool and nearly a tube of autosol so far, to little effect.

This is an ongoing occasional effort, as I like to ride my bike too...!

[mister c]

deffo gonna do the forks ! yours are ace..

I have some nitromoors.. BUT- will make sure it goes NO where near my paintwork.. and if I can remove the thing I am buffing up- all the better

I keep thinking about my wheels, but put it off cos the weather is so nice. Got a full weekend off this week so, fingers crossed :):)

[kwak zzr]

this thread is doing well, lots of people want to keep there sv's clean. :)

[svJvJ]

this thread is doing well, lots of people want to keep there sv's clean. :)


Maybe it calls for a sticky downpipe........oops I meant a downpipe sticky......I mean a sticky thread.........you know what im talking about

[kwak zzr]

STICKY! yea :)

[kwak zzr]

been giving my sv a clean today, i post some pics later.

[kwak zzr]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/dscf0034Copy1.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/dscf0039Copy1.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/dscf0037Copy1.jpg

[kwak zzr]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/dscf0030Copy1.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/dscf0044Copy1.jpg

[svJvJ]

WOW, now thats what you call showroom condition......!!!!!

Have you not got a job to go to every day as that must have taken all day

[kwak zzr]

i,m a postie i work mornings, i give the bike about 4 hours today.

[svJvJ]

I wish I can change Jobs......9 to 5:30 (if I'm lucky).......usually ends up being 8-7:30, sometimes 8 sometimes 9 and on the few occasions have fallen asleep at my desk.....AAAARRRRGGGHHH!

That bike of yours looks ACE !

[kwak zzr]

its coming up to 4 years old but only has 3200 miles on up to now.

[Filipe M.]

There's some dust in your radiator.

[kwak zzr]

i cant get in there without damaging the finns:(

[thedonal]

i cant get in there without damaging the finns:(


You've got Finnish people, living in your radiator? Oooh! Any girls? I like Finnish girls. They're cute! :smt049

Any Moomins? :D

[phil24_7]

Kwak you know anyone with access to a compressor? Compressed air should get the dust out without damaging anything. Or i believe you can buy cans of comressed air if you so desire!

[thebluelion]

Kwak now you have gone and got me all depressed again looking at that gleaming machine you got, then looking at mine :smt022

[kwak zzr]

dont cry bluelion, dont have a life like me and get out and clean it.:)

[adamfool]

i cant get in there without damaging the finns:(
what about a can of compressed air, like the ones used to clean PC keyboards?

[MeridiaNx]

This got me outside straight away with my tube of Autosol :D

Only got half the job done before the rain arrived but 30 minutes and my pipes went from the same rusty brown as in the OP's 1st photo to silver-ish ready to be finished off tomorrow. I'd forgotten they were ever that colour to begin with!

Now to tackle every other rusty nook and cranny :rolleyes: